Ok, so I picked up a mixed bag of different coins for my son to dig through, American, play money, Hong Kong, British, Canadian pennies, some really dirty coins, that we weren't sure what they were, so I did the unthinkable, I got a cotton cloth and rubbed so we could see what they were. This is what we found! Is this real? A coin? A token? Dated 1871

Yes, and you will find cents and half cents from Nova Scotia and New Brunswick as well in the early 1860's and 5, 10, & 20 cents from New Brunswick in '1862 & 64. Canada needed some kind of money to conduct trade so, like the early Canadian bank and commercial tokens, private coinage was struck. These are all pre-confederation.

Yes, and you will find cents and half cents from Nova Scotia and New Brunswick as well in the early 1860's and 5, 10, & 20 cents from New Brunswick in '1862 & 64. Canada needed some kind of money to conduct trade so, like the early Canadian bank and commercial tokens, private coinage was struck. These are all pre-confederation.

Well that's exciting ! My son was born in PEI, so he now has a very cool coin indeed to add to his collection. Thank you so much Bill! I'm so grateful for this site! Would you mind providing a grading option ?Thank you again